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No. 879,653. PATBNTED PEB.18,1908. H. KNGX. WAGON BODY.

APPLICATION FILED SBIT.1O.1907.V

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`with the accompanying drawings which form `a hay rack, and,

HARRY KNOX, OF WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANTA.

WAGON-BODY.

Specification of Letters Fatent. Patented Feb. 18, 1908.

Application filed September l0. 1907. Serial No. 392,101.

3.) To each side of each of the standards 11 is secured a metallic cleat12 the lower ends of which depend below the bars Z and are formed withelongated slots 13 to receive bolts 14 .which extend. through the bars 2and also through said cleats. The end gates To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, HARRY KNOX, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Washingtomin the county of l/Vashington and StateofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWagon-Bodies, of which the following is a speciiication, reference beinghad therein to the accompanyng drawing.

This invention relates to wagon bodies, and its primary object is, toprovide a wagon l body which may be readily converted from a box-body,into a hay-rack, or vice versa,

The invention comprises a wagon-body consisting of longitudinal andtransverse bed timbers the latter having their ends recessed andbeveled, in combination with side' board standards and slotted cleatsfor con necting said standards to the ends of the l transverse bars ofthe wagon bed, in such a manner as to permit the side-boards to besupported in either a vertical or inclined position.

The invention also includes removable end gates and means for supportingthe same upon the wagon body.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter,in connection 16 extending below the transverse bars 2 adapt them to litthe sockets 7 of the metal straps 6.

YVhen constructed and arranged as thus far described the inventionprovides a fwl'eon body of the boXt vpe with vertical sides and ends.

To convert the body into a hay rack the end gates 15 are removed, afterwhich the sides 10 are turned outward to the position shown in fulllines in Fig. 5, to engage the shoulders 11l with the shoulders 4 of thecross bars 2. The slots 13 in the cleats 12 permit of this movement, andthe lower ends ends 3 of the cross bars 2. Vertically eX- tended endgates 17 having the lower ends 18 recessed to iit the sockets 8 of thestraps 6 are then placed in position as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 thuscompleting the formation o a hay rack. 1t will be apparent that theslotted cleats 12 limit the outward movement of a part of thespeciiication, and its features the sides 10, and in connection with theof novelty will be set forth in the appended claims. standards 11maintain said sides at the de- 'ln the drawings z-Figure 1 a sideelesired inclination to support a load of hay. vation of the device asarranged for use as a" The sides of the vehicle .bed may be readily boxbody or bed, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of restored to the verticalposition shown by the same, Fig. 3 is an end elevation thereof,dotted'--lines in Fig. 5, and the end gates Fig. 4 is a to plan of thewagon body with sliownin Figs. 1, 2 and 3 substituted for the itsside-boar s in inclined position to provide l gate shownin Fig. 5.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the same.

The wagon bed consists of longitudinal beams 1 and a series oftransverse bait 2, the latter having their ends beveled as shown at 3,and recessed to provide shoulders 4, The longitudinal beams of the bodyare supe ported at their ends upon holsters 5, to which are securedmetallic straps 6 bent to protion 'as lmay fall within the terms andscope 'of the-.following claims.

' Having fully described my invention what 1 claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is z. y

1. A vehicle body comprising a pair of longitudinal beams, cross barssupported thereon and having their ends eXtendin b evide sockets 7 and 8for the purpose hereinl i yond the beams, saidv ends having shou dersafter explained. The floor 9 consists of boards secured upon thetransverse bars 2, formed therein, holsters on which said longiand theside boards 10 are secured to standi tudiiial beams are supported, abottom supards 11 which rest upon the projecting ends ported on saidcross bars, sides for said body, ofthe bars 2. The lower ends of thestandstandards to which said sides are secured, aids are recessed toform shoulders 11a E the said standards having shoulders at their whichengage shoulders 11b formed by rel lower ends engaging shoulders in theupper cessing the upper surfaces of the bar (Fig. i

15 of the wagon are provided with standards and having their lower endsrecessed tol, The invention includes all suoli variations. p in thedetails and minor features of construcof the standards 11 rest upon thebeveled faces of the cross bars when the standards are in the verticalposition, cleats secured to opposite sides of said standards extendingbe oW the cross bars and provided With slots, and pins carried by saidcross bars and engaving in said slots7 the said sides and standardebeing movable to an inclined position, the shoulders of the standardswhen the latter are inclined engaging the shoulders in the ends of theGross bars, and the pins in the cross bars en aging the eXtreme ends ofthe slots in said c eats.

2. A Wa on body comprising a pair of longitudine beams, cross barssupported thereon With their ends extending beyond the beams andprovided with shoulders, a bottom mounted on the cross bars, sides forsaid body, and standards to which said sides f inclined position.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

HARRY KNOX.

Witnesses MAX H. SRoLovrrz, C. V. BRooKs.

